PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Sunday, January 16
- PASSAIC, N.J.: The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA),
Passaic/Bergen County, invites the public to a "Yushchenko Victory
Party" to be held at the Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave., starting
at 4 p.m. Free admission; buffet and refreshments. The event will offer
an opportunity to meet with election observers.
Friday, January 21
- TORONTO: The Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at
the University of Toronto presents a workshop titled, "Ukrainian Presidential
Elections of 2004 in Comparative Perspective." Featured participants:
Daniel Bilak (Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP), Paul D'Anieri (University
of Kansas), Marta Dyczok (University of Western Ontario, CREES Fellow),
Taras Kuzio (George Washington University), Michael McFaul (Stanford University),
as well as scholars from Kyiv via live hook-up and CREES experts. To register
contact Alesia Kachur, (416) 946-8113 or e-mail [email protected].
The workshop will be held at the University of Toronto, Vivian and David
Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Center, 1 Devonshire Place, at 1-6 p.m.
Co-sponsors of the event are the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine
and the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Foundation.
Saturday, January 22
- NEW YORK: The "Music at the Institute" concert series will
present a concert by pianist Valida Rassoulova-Suk at Weill Recital Hall
at Carnegie Hall. The concert program features works by Scarlatti, Haydn,
Mozart, Debussy, Chopin and the leading Azerbaijani composer Kara Karaev
(New York premiere of his selected Preludes). The concert will be held
at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 W.
57th St.; telephone: (212) 247-7800, or on line at www.carnegiehall.org.
Prices: Orchestra, $30; Balcony, $25. For additional information call the
UIA, (212) 288-8660 or visit http://www.ukrainianinstitute.org.
- CARTERET, N.J.: St. Demetrius Ukranian Orthodox Cathedral and St. Mary's
Ukrainian Catholic Church are co-sponsoring a New Year's Eve dance or,
Malanka, which will be held at the St. Demetrius Community Center, 681
Roosevelt Ave. Music will be by Fata Morgana. Tickets, at $40, include
admission, choice of sirloin beef or stuffed capon dinner, beer, wine,
soda, midnight hors d'ouevres and a champagne toast. There will also be
a cash bar. St. Demetrius Center is located just blocks off of Exit 12,
NJ Turnpike. There is a Holiday Inn right off the exit for accommodations.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., with music starting
at 8 p.m. For table and ticket reservations, call Peter Prociuk, (732)
541-5452. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Deadline for ticket sales
is January 15.
Sunday, January 23
- NEW YORK: The closing party for "Koliada: Winter Rituals in a
Carpathian Village," an exhibit of photographs from Kryvorinia by
Alexander Khantaev, video by Andrea Odezynska and installation designed
by Watoku Ueno, will feature a special concert of Ukrainian early music.
The party is slated for 2 p.m. at La MaMa Galleria, 6 E. First St. (between
Bowery and Second Avenue). Call Yara, at (212) 475-6474, or e-mail [email protected]. For more information
and updates log onto www.brama.com/yara.
ONGOING
Saturday-Sunday, January 15-23
- NEW YORK: La MaMa and Yara Arts Group presents "Koliada: Winter
Rituals in a Carpathian Village," an exhibit of photographs from Kryvorinia
by Alexander Khantaev, video by Andrea Odezynska and installation designed
by Watoku Ueno. The exhibit opened at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 15, with
a talk on Hutsul koliady (carols) by Virlana Tkacz and a concert of koliadas
from other regions. The exhibit is on view at La MaMa Galleria, 6 E. First
St. (between Bowery and Second Avenue); it will be on view through January
23. Galleria hours: Thursday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Call Yara, (212) 475-6474,
or e-mail [email protected]. For general
information and updates visit www.brama.com/yara.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday, February 5
- LOS ANGELES: The California Association to Aid Ukraine invites you
to plan a weekend get away in sunny, southern California in February. CAAU
will host the annual Ball and Presentation of Debutantes at the Hilton
Hotel, in Glendale, Calif. All proceeds are designated for the support
of the "Wheelchairs for Ukraine" program. The formal affair includes
cocktail hour, silent auction, dinner and dancing to the music of Vorony.
Tickets: $95, adult; $85, student. Mail check for tickets to CAAU, c/o
Marta Mykytyn-Hill, 1219 Via Arroyo, Ventura, CA 93003. Lodging is available
at the hotel, subject to availability; call (818) 956-5466 for reservations,
(please refer to group "CAU" as per hotel's three-letter code).
With other inquiries call Luba Keske, (818) 884-3836, or Shannon Micevych,
(818) 774-9378.
Friday, March 4
- NEW YORK: Yara Arts Groups new show at La MaMa Experimental Theatre,
"Koliada: Winter Songs," will perform March 4-20. For tickets
and information call La MaMa Box Office, (212) 475-7710.
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16, 2005, No. 2, Vol. LXXIII
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